Do you want to work for a company with passionate people who love to learn? Are you highly organized with experience in Inventory Forecasting? If so, we want to hear from you!
We are USA based business selling our own custom branded products on Amazon USA. We are in the top 1% of all Amazon sellers and are looking for someone who can help us with Inventory Forecasting and Management among other tasks like product sourcing and supplier communication. Our suppliers are in China and they are continuously sending products to the US and we need to stay in stock. The time commitment will be around 40 hours/wk and you must not be working for any other companies. We offer you competitive pay, incentives, and long term stability. We are a small company so you will become a crucial part of our team.
A very important thing about this position is that you need to have a system for performing inventory predictions and management. We need someone who has an existing system that you can bring into our company, as we cannot train you on this topic. This system can be excel spreadsheets or software or anything else and we will expect you to tell us what is the best way to do this. Please do not apply if you are not comfortable with this.
Heres what youll do:
- #1 priority is to keep products in stock. You will do all calculations regarding inventory forecasting and deciding many units should be sent via sea vs air to stay in stock but also to minimize costs
- Communicate with suppliers, freight forwarders, and product inspection companies on reorders.
- Keep all inventory items organized and up to date in our internal systems
As a small business, we need you to be okay contributing in areas outside your core competency. Training will be provided in these areas. Other tasks may include:
- Find and communicate with new suppliers on Alibaba
- Manage project timelines and communication to ensure all deliverables are completed by deadlines (Includes Internal employees and 3rd parties such as photographers, designers, and suppliers)
- Amazon store management items
Desired Skills/Experience:
- Inventory Planning
- Past Amazon experience is a plus but not required
- Excel
Soft Skills Required:
- Very detail oriented
- You are persistent in finding the best solution to problems
- You like learning and figuring out new things
- You are able to handle many tasks at once
- You ask me questions if I dont give you details you need to complete the tasks or you are not sure how I want something done
- You have good written English
Please let me know these things in your response to me:
1) Send me a picture of a dark grey Lamborghini
2) Send me an up to date resume.
3) Do you have experience with Inventory Forecasting? What systems do you use? Please send a screenshot if possible.
4) Teach me about Inventory forecasting and management. Give me some basic principles/thoughts of what is important in this subject. You may start with: What are your goals as an inventory forecaster and manager? What are the important metrics you need to know? What are the relevant calculations? What else is important to do within this job to be successful?
5) Explain why you think I should hire you.
6) Are you currently working for any other companies? How many hours/wk?
Looking forward to your application!
About the recuiterMember since May 20, 2018 Satyam Upadhyay
from Woleu-Ntem, Gabon
Candidate shortlisted and hiredHiring open till - Sep 18, 2020
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